Ether

Bitcoin Little Changed This Week as Broader Crypto Gauge Sheds 1.6%
The theme of relatively flat prices continued as July turned to August.

Crypto Options Volume on CME Rose to Nearly $1B in July: CCData
The increase suggests that institutions might be hedging their positions.

ProShares, Bitwise File for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs
If approved, the fund will measure "the performance of holding long positions in the nearest maturing monthly bitcoin and ether futures contracts."

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Remains Calm Above $29.1 K, but Is Higher Volatility in Its Future?
PLUS: A decrease in bitcoin supply active a year ago indicates that long-term holders have reduced their bitcoin exposure. Is hodling starting to wane?

Bitcoin Remains Unmoved by Rise in Jobless Claims, Treasury Rates
Treasury yields hit 10-year highs, sounding a note of potential caution for risk markets, cryptocurrencies, but bitcoin continued to be unstirred by macro events.

Ether Liquid Staking Protocols Could Double in 2 Years: HashKey
Ether staking is a $100 billion-plus opportunity, potentially growing into a $1 trillion sector, with liquid staking protocols doubling in size in two years.

Crypto Traders Might Want to Track Ether 'Slippage' Indicator. Here's Why
Hyblock's slippage indicator has consistently marked short-term trend changes in the second-largest cryptocurrency this year.

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Turns Range-Bound Again Amid an Absence of Fresh Capital; Altcoins Dip Further Into Red
PLUS: A spot bitcoin ETF may be in the offing, and crypto prices are unpredictable, but MicroStrategy "still fills a need in the marketplace," the president of crypto asset fund ProChain Capital told CoinDesk TV.

Bitcoin Sees Little Boost From Fitch Downgrade, Slumps on Binance Contagion
Correlations between movements in the crypto and stocks have turned negative of late.

Litecoin Undergoes Third 'Halving'; Race for Ether Futures ETFs Kicks Off
"CoinDesk Daily" takes a look at the crypto news making headlines as Litecoin (LTC) undergoes it's third "halving." Six firms file applications for ether (ETH) futures-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried say prosecutors moving to revoke his bond release relied on an "extremely thin" factual basis. Plus, Abracadabra is proposing measures to protect from a bad debt situation stemming from an $18 million loan to Curve Finance's founder.

